Auctions: comic books July 1972

Avengers (1963 1st Series) 101 VG+ 4.5

"Five Dooms to Save Tomorrow!" Plot by Harlan Ellison. Script by Roy Thomas. Pencils by Rich Buckler. Inks by Dan Adkins. Cover by Rich Buckler and Frank Giacoia. The first 100 issues of Earth's Mightiest Heroes are in the books! And the next one hundred begin with an original story from Harlan Ellison! The Avengers serve as honor guards for a special man vs. machine chess match! However, after the Eastern European grandmaster collapses during the match, chaos erupts and finger pointing starts! Did someone poison the European champion? It appears an unassuming man named Leonard Tippit did. Why? What exactly is going on? The Watcher knows! And that means the Avengers' adventure is only just beginning! Avengers Lineup: Captain America, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Thor, and the Vision. (Note: The letters page includes a letter from comics writer Paul Kupperberg.) Cover price $0.20.

Captain America (1968 1st Series) 151 FN+ 6.5

"Panic on Park Avenue" Part 1 of 2. Script by Gerry Conway. Pencils by Sal Buscema. Inks by Vince Colletta. Cover by Sal Buscema. On a dimly lit street in Manhattan, Mister Hyde and the Scorpion ambush Steve Rogers! The villainous pair wants revenge against SHIELD, and they decide to kidnap a SHIELD agent to get it. But the Sentinel of Liberty's alter ego fights off his assailants! So the following night, Mr. Hyde and the Scorpion go after another SHIELD agent: Sharon Carter! However Cap and the Falcon are aware that Agent 13 might be a target. And when they reach her Park Avenue townhouse the determined donnybrook begins! Captain America and the Falcon vs. Mr. Hyde and the Scorpion! Cameo appearances by Nick Fury, Leila Taylor, and Redwing. Flashback cameos by Daredevil and the Black Widow to recap the events of Daredevil (1st series) #82 and #83. 32 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 16 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4018764011

Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith. The Frost Giant's Daughter, script by Roy Thomas, art by Barry Windsor-Smith; setting: Snowy battlefield; Conan chases Atali across the snow, slays her two frost giant brothers, and catches her; Her father, Ymir then takes her from Conan. This story originally appeared in Savage Tales 1, but for its publication here Windsor-Smith added another page (a new splash page), and some panels and dialogue were altered for Comics Code approval. Back-up reprint story: The Sword and the Sorcerers (from Chamber of Darkness 4), script by Roy Thomas, art by Windsor-Smith. Also in this issue: a full-page reprint of the Hyborian Age map from Conan 1. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Ghost Stories (1962-1973 Dell) 33 CGC 9.0

Paper: Off white to white

File Copy.

Label #4390841024

Anthology comic which features spooky and suspenseful stories relating to ghosts and other mysteries from the beyond. This issue reprints stories from issue number 13, "Final Encounter," "Dead Heat," "Out of the Blue," and "In the Pool." Issue also has "The Photographer" and "Who Ever Heard of a Spooked Pen?" one-page text features. Story and art credits: Unknown. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Weird Mystery Tales (1972) 1 FN- 5.5

Cover oxidation.

Jack Kirby/Berni Wrightson splash page. "Horoscope Phenomenon or Witch Queen of Ancient Sumeria?" Pencils by Jack Kirby. Also in this issue: "The Brothers Beaumont!" (art by Howard Purcell?). Michael Kaluta cover. 1st Appearance of Destiny Cover price $0.20.